The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-10-07
THE FIFTY EIGHTH
Sem %nuual Session Of the
Church.
THOSE WHO WERE PRESENT,
Full Account OF the Proceed
iDEs on Thursday

But one agreeable feature vas con
Hected with the day which dawned on
the converting of the Fifty-eighth Semi
Annual Conference of the Church of
Jesus Christ of Lstter-day Saints. 1t
was much cooler than it had been for
several days. The sky was o'erclouded,
ana the dust that lay thick on the
streets, stirred by stiff breeze blowing
continuously, and which was strong
in intermittant gusts, filed the atnos~
phere at times TO binding. The incom-
ing from surrounding settlements of
wagons laden with Conference visitors,
contributed to the disagreeable prevail
snce of dust. The thousands of feet,
the hundreds OF horses and wagons,
would not give the dust chance to
settle, even had the wind been disposed,
and the day opened very unpropl-
tiously. The lowering heavens, which
threatened rain at any hour, also had a
depressing effect and kept from the oc-
casion that character of pleasanness
which it was hoped would pervade.
Not a great attendance was hoped for
in the morning, as there are expected
to be four consecutive days of meetings.
At the hour for commencement the
Tabernacle was not to exceed one-third
iuIi, the gallery not being opened; but
before the first half hour of the morn
ing was over the large auditorium was
more than three -tOurthS full,
First of the Apostles to arrive were
Lorenzo Snow and F. D. Richards, who
TOOK seats in the stand together. Pres
ideut A. NJ. Cannon came next; then
Apostles II. J. Grant and John Henry
Smith, while Patriarch John Smith fol-
lowed John K. Winder, of the Pre-
siding Bishopric was also present.
Jacob Gates, of the First Seven Presi-
dents OF the Seventies, aud President
A. o. Smoot, of the Utah Stake, occu-
pied SCAT with the Apostles. Presidents
Ii. 5. Eldredge, Abraham 81. Cannon
and S. =. Young, of the Seventies, were
in their accustomed places. Bishop
Whitney, Elders John Nicholson and
Junius F. Wells, and Bishops Packard,
of Springville, and Hughes, of Mendon,
occupied seats in the vicinity of the
stand on the north SIDE, while Elder
John I. Game sat on the south side.
OF the High Priests Quorum there were
Elias Morris ana Edward SBelgr0ye
in attendance.
Besides those named above, there
we're also present: 81. H. Cuff, of the
Utah Stake presidency; Canute Peter
son and John i. Maiben, Of the Sanpete
Stake presidency; John Il. Murdoch,
president. and NJ. L. Shepherd, coun-
cilOr, OF the Beaver Stake; w. II. Clark,
Of the Sewer Stake presidency, r. A.
Hammond, president of San Juan Stake;
Hugh S. Gowans, president of the
Tooeie Stake; l.. w. Shurtliff,
President and o. F. Middleton coun-
Celor Of the Weber Stake; President A.
Smith, president, and Arson Call
councillor Of Davis Stake; Z. D.
WooIley, president of Kanab Stake;
". G. Smith president, and Samuel
Francis, councillor of Morgan Stake;
George q. Parkinson president of
Oneida Stake; Morgan Richards, Jr.
councillor of ParoWan Stake; Ward e.
Pack of the Summit Stake presidency,
and Hon. Z. w. Heybourne of Cedar
City; Hon. John G. Carlisle, of Logan;
Judge r. z. Clayton, of Beaver; Milo
Andrus, L. r. Cannon, Esq. of the
Ogden Herald; A. W. Wins, assessor
and collector of Washington County
and many others.
The building was little cool, but il
will be amply warm, even if there be no
rise in the temperature, when it is filled
as it Is certain to be on afternoons
hereafter. The faces of the people in
the auditorium, showed that they had
come mainly from a distance, and were
not regular visitants; and rather than
miss desirable places for the afternoon
services, many of them took up posi-
tons at the close of the morning ser
vices, complacently drew forth their
lunches, and began satisfying material
cravings as they hoped for spiritual
qualification later on.
There were many conspicuous va
cancies, and the seats once filled By
reVerenced men that were now empty,
gave rise to many curious thoughts in
the minds Of those present. President
Taylor, dead and at rest; Apostles &c rye
@. Cannon and Joseph +. Smith, who
occupied seats beside him, are eXiled;
President Milford Woodruff, whose
voice and face are as familiar to the
members of the church and as much
beloved as any mans could be, also
kept away because of cruel and unjust
laws; Apostles Erastus Snow. Moses
Thatcher, +. NJ. Lyman, Brigham
Young and George Teasdale, for the
same reasons could not be present. 1t
would be a day for great rejoicing
among the members of the church were
it possible for these esteemed men to
be present at a general Conference of
the church, and one never to be for
gotten. Their absence, each six months,
Is more marked than the preceding,
and it seems to be case in which the
people will not grow hardened or &C
customed TO the separation.
at 10 o'cI OK promptly APP site Snow
called the congregation to order. The
openil g hymn was
Come all 80 Sons of Zion
And let US praise the Lord,
His ransomed are returning
According to His word;
In sacred songs aud gladness
They walk the narrow way
And thank the Lord who brought tn en-
10 see the lstter day